For the first time since 1986 the Ford Mustang will see a 4 cylinder resting under its hood. Now I know many of you traditionalists are opposed to even the idea of a 4 cylinder mustang, I will admit I was one of them as well. Until I started thinking about the Mustang not as a muscle car, but as a pony car. Pony cars are supposed to be light, nimble and engaging, the EcoBoost Sixth Gen Mustang will deliver EXACTLY that.
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Preliminary figures have the S550 Mustang tipping the scales at 3,000 lbs, I expect 3,000 lbs for the EcoBoost, say 3,200 for V6 and 3,300-3,400 for the Coyote 5.0 V8. So lets play with that 3,000 pound figure. First of all reports have been circulating that Ford nailed a 50/50 weight distribution for the S550, coupled with her new independent rear this mustang will indeed be the most flickable.
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What about power? Well there was a Ford survey a month or so back that thinly veiled engine options but nailed power figures. the 2.3 EcoBoost 4 was listed as producing 310 hp and 310 ft-lbs. At 3000 lbs producing 310 HP the EcoBoost mustang should have a P/W Ratio of 9.6 lbs/HP.
The only thing yet to be decided is if the EcoBoost four will be the only engine choice in Europe or even offered in America at all...
• 200-pound weight savings over outgoing S197
• Two GT Performance Packs, one for the 2.3 Ecoboost and another for the 5.0 V8, includes LSD
• Standard keyless entry, meaning all cars get a proximity key, push start
• MyFord Touch will be available (DON'T DO IT)
• 10% of production is expected to end up overseas, but Canada will remain the second largest market
• same wheelbase as the 2014 model (107.1 inches), length is nearly identical.
• front track same as the 2014, rear track is 2 inches wider at 64.9 inches.
• overall height is 1.5 inches shorter and overall width is 1.5 inches wider.
Preliminary figures have the S550 Mustang tipping the scales at 3,000 lbs, I expect 3,000 lbs for the EcoBoost, say 3,200 for V6 and 3,300-3,400 for the Coyote 5.0 V8. So lets play with that 3,000 pound figure. First of all reports have been circulating that Ford nailed a 50/50 weight distribution for the S550, coupled with her new independent rear this mustang will indeed be the most flickable.
What about power? Well there was a Ford survey a month or so back that thinly veiled engine options but nailed power figures. the 2.3 EcoBoost 4 was listed as producing 310 hp and 310 ft-lbs. At 3000 lbs producing 310 HP the EcoBoost mustang should have a P/W Ratio of 9.6 lbs/HP.
The only thing yet to be decided is if the EcoBoost four will be the only engine choice in Europe or even offered in America at all...
• 200-pound weight savings over outgoing S197
• Two GT Performance Packs, one for the 2.3 Ecoboost and another for the 5.0 V8, includes LSD
• Standard keyless entry, meaning all cars get a proximity key, push start
• MyFord Touch will be available (DON'T DO IT)
• 10% of production is expected to end up overseas, but Canada will remain the second largest market
• same wheelbase as the 2014 model (107.1 inches), length is nearly identical.
• front track same as the 2014, rear track is 2 inches wider at 64.9 inches.
• overall height is 1.5 inches shorter and overall width is 1.5 inches wider.
